menace

Example Sentences

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Standing only 5 feet 8, Johnson has established herself as a defensive menace, guarding both forwards and guards.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Wherever she is deployed, she will be a constant menace to a backline that has been decimated by injury.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

It is especially a menace to anyone invested in securities such as longer-term Treasury bonds, which are “safe” in name only.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Mr. Frampton’s cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” lacks the menace and gritty attack of the original and probably should have been dropped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Richard’s eyes widened slightly, and then he fell back against his chair, all the menace and tension draining away from him, and in that moment, Ophie was relieved.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland